Apple to Release New Versions of IOS and OSX Operating Systems
Apple will introduce Monday the new versions of iOS and OSX operating systems, a delicate moment for the company, which changed late last year the management of the team responsible for software and...
View ArticleInformation About Internet Users, Available from $1 for 2,000 People
Competition between companies collecting information about consumers in the online environment is intensifying and the price the data are sold for use in marketing strategies fell to $0.0005 for data...
View ArticleGoogle Attracted More Than Half of Global Mobile Advertising Revenues
Google made last year more than half of the global revenue from advertising on mobile devices worldwide, a market estimated at $8.8 billion, according to a study by eMarketer. With $4.61 billion, more...
View ArticleFacebook and Microsoft Reveal Limited Surveillance Information
Facebook received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from various U.S. government entities in the second half of 2012, involving between 18,000 and 19,000 accounts, announced yesterday, in...
View ArticleApple Reveals Surveillance Requests from U.S. Authorities
Apple Inc. on Monday revealed that it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for information within six months from the federal, state and local U.S. authorities under the secret Internet...
View ArticleYahoo! Received Over 10,000 Information Requests from U.S. Authorities
Yahoo! made an announcement yesterday in a blog post signed by chief executive officer Marrissa Mayer and general counsel Ron Bell that it received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for information...
View ArticleFacebook Has Accidentally Exposed 6 Million Users
Facebook has accidentally exposed telephone and e-mail addresses of 6 million users of the social network. The information may have been accessed by unauthorized persons during the past year, the...
View ArticleAndroid Phones Under Threat from a Fake Antivirus
Phones with Android operating systems are threatened by a new type of virus, one that mimics the interface of a computer program and holds hostage the phone, trying to force the user to pay a reward,...
View ArticleIWatch, the Apple Smart Watch, to Be Trademarked in Japan
Apple started the procedure for the “iWatch” trademark in Japan, described as a portable computer or wristwatch product type, while South Korean rival Samsung Electronics is preparing its own similar...
View ArticleBebo Bought Back by Its Founders for a Million Dollars
The founders of social network Bebo, British couple Michael Birch and his wife Xochi, announced that they have bought back the social network for one million dollars, five years after they sold it to...
View ArticleRenault Closer to a $1.8 Billion Joint Venture with Dongfeng
French group Renault may soon enter into a partnership with Chinese auto maker Dongfeng Motor as the two companies will form a $1.8-billion joint venture following 10 years of talks, according to...
View ArticleApple Has Conspired to Raise E-book Prices
Apple conspired with five major U.S. publishers to artificially increase prices of electronic books before the iPhone and iPad manufacturer entered this market, ruled a the U.S. District Judge Denise...
View ArticleJerry Seinfeld, Highest-earning Comedian of 2013
Jerry Seinfeld tops, for the third consecutive year, the list of highest earning comedians compiled by Forbes magazine. The 59-year-old actor earned revenues of $32 million in 2012, a $53-million drop...
View ArticleGM’s Global Sales Rose 3.9 Percent in First Half of the Year
GM’s (NYSE:GM) worldwide sales rose 3.9 percent in the first half of this year, to 4.85 million vehicles, backed by strong sales on the Chinese and the U.S. markets. The U.S. group competes with Toyota...
View ArticleTina Turner Married Music Producer Erwin Bach
Tina Turner is once again a married woman, as American artist married her life partner in a discrete civil ceremony, in Switzerland, local media announced. The 73-year old singer, who became a Swiss...
View ArticleFiat-Chrysler Group May Be Registered in the Netherlands
Fiat-Chrysler group may be registered in the Netherlands, after completion of the merger of the two automakers, said chief executive officer, Sergio Marchionne, according to Automotive News Europe....
View ArticleSmartphone Sales in Q2: Samsung and Apple Losing Market Share, LG and Lenovo...
According to data released by IDC, the second quarter of this year brought a 50 percent increase on the number of smartphones sold. Despite increased sales, leaders Samsung and Apple have lost market...
View ArticleFiat Cut Profit Estimates for Chrysler
Fiat has reduced profit estimates for its Chrysler U.S. division and will focus on reducing the losses in Europe to meet the annual target of the group. Chrysler’s operating profit may miss the initial...
View ArticleFacebook Attracts More Young People in Prime Time Than Major TV Networks
Facebook, the largest social network in the world, is attracting more people aged between 18 and 24 years during prime-time hours than any of the four major television networks, according to a study by...
View ArticleU.S. Government Overturns an Import Ban on Some iPhones and IPads
U.S. Government has invalidated a decision by the International Trade Commission in Washington which has banned the import of iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G following an action brought to justice by Samsung...
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